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Fifteen years of posts, newest first.

  1. January 8, 2018

    9 Uber Alternatives for Travel

    This is a list of alternatives from around the world and doesn’t cover every country but it’s interesting and useful to know if you happen to be traveling to one of them.

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  2. January 8, 2018

    40 Tourist Scams to Avoid

    Found this list of tourist scams and thought it worth preserving since I tend to do a bit of travel.

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  3. November 22, 2015

    Podcasting Help

    I have yet to begin podcasting but both myself and my wife have been talking about the idea.

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  4. January 28, 2014

    Fingerpainting Fun

    When Faith’s cousins came over to visit it seemed the perfect opportunity to pull out the big sheet of paper and the finger paints. In the middle of the table was all of the different colours: red, pink, green, blue, yellow. Each of the…

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  5. January 25, 2014

    Flower Picking by Little Hands

    Visiting friends with a big yard was Faith’s opportunity to get out and play. After seeing a dandelion falling apart after blowing on it, she tries blowing on all of the flowers that she finds. Unfortunately this doesn’t often work.…

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  6. January 23, 2014

    Boating the Beagle with Faith

    With some friends in tow we all went for an adventure along the Beagle Channel out from Ushuaia in the big catamaran from Canoero. It was an amazing trip past islands filled with birds and seals and the famous Lighthouse at the End of the…

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  7. January 20, 2014

    The Best Birthday Lunch and Cake

    Today was that time of year again, where my very special wife decided to give me a wonderful surprise lunch. This was not just any lunch however, as it included lots of friends and BBQ lamb on a stake, the Argentine way. This lamb on a…

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  8. January 19, 2014

    Involved in a Virtual World

    It does not take little children long to understand the virtual world of computing. Faith already has her favourite games on the iPad now. It is fascinating watching her face as she interacts with her games, working out what to do and how…

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  9. January 13, 2014

    Driving Miss Faith

    While at a friend’s place, Faith discovered that their daughter had something very special. It was a small electric car. Of course all new discoveries need to be tested, and so she quickly asserted that this was an important discovery and…

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  10. January 9, 2014

    Meal Time Mayhem

    Every meal time is different, especially when you have children. If they are bathed and slept and all is well then the meal times are great. If they are tired and hungry and young then things start to get a little more like mayhem. This is…

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